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It Is The Farewell Kiss, You Dog!
12:11PM Jess McGuire | I forgot to write about this yesterday when I was in the midst of shoe-flinging fever, but better late than never! Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’ll be aware of this story:
A journalist hurled two shoes at US President George Bush on his farewell visit to Iraq on Sunday, highlighting the hostility still felt towards the outgoing US leader who acknowledged that the war was still not won.
Muntazer al-Zaidi jumped up as Mr Bush held a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and shouted: “It is the farewell kiss, you dog.” Then he threw his footwear.
I became obsessed with the phrase “It is the farewell kiss, you dog!” yesterday. I even started a Facebook group – here’s what I wrote in the group’s ‘Description’ bit to explain why. More » 
When Bush Met Babs: A Defamer Romance
7:14AM STV | A momentous power summit accompanied last weekend’s Kennedy Centre Honours, where Barbra Streisand had her first-ever audience with President George Bush. Video from the event features Streisand — a vicious Bush critic who spent much of the recent election cycle as the Obama campaign’s Deputy Director of Fundraising Medleys — welcoming the outgoing president to not only within bitchslap’s-length, but actually close enough to share a skin-searing bipartisan kiss. More »George W. Bush Snubs Kevin Rudd
12:48PM Jess McGuire | Poor Kevin Rudd. It appears he’s still in the bad books with President Bush, who was apparently displeased to learn that our Prime Minister busying himself with sharing details of their phone conversations with the press. How displeased? Oh, displeased enough to deliver the ultimate Screw You to our fearless leader – he’s not included Kevin’s mug in an online photo album!
Wait, what?
It is the ultimate souvenir gift from Washington to a leader at a global summit – your own grip-and-grin pic with the US President. The White House then adds an extra ego-stroking touch by putting the picture on its website so the world can see your familiarity with power. But not for Kevin Rudd.
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